Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY.
Services To-day at Memorial Rall-Progran
for Tomorrow.

HEADQUARTERS GARFIELD Posi- No. 25,
DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS, G. A r.
WICHITA, May 20, 1857.
General Order No.
I The cycle of Time has again brought to
US the 30th of May-Memorial Day-to us
the most sacred of all days: it is now and
must always be so. The Post commander
believes it unnecessary to ask every comrade
to be present for duty at l O'Clock p. m on
Monday. Many comrades have shirked this
solemn duty in the past; will you let this
Memorial Day 60 by without paying this
tribute Of love to those with whom you
touched elbows" in the harvest of deathl
Another year may find you in the ranks OF
the .'silent majority" Time is fsithful
and bnsy recruiting officer! Comrades are
required to appear in full uniform.
IL The following comrades are hereby de-
tailed as an escort to the orator Of the day:
Past Commanders Balderston, Heiserman and
Fisher
Ill The Post will assemble this morning
at ~ O'Clock sharp, at headquarters, for the
purpose Of attending divine worship, when
will be conducted by Comrade Aiken, assist
ed by the Post Chaplain
By order of B. H. DOWNING,
Post Commander.
W. H. GRAFTON, Adjutant
The post will assemble promptly at l
O'Clock, Monday, in Memorial hall, for the
purpose of taking part in the procession, and
at its close will proceed to the cemetery
where the following memorial services will
be conducted:
l. Song by the quartette, Messrs. Hull,
Collins, Free, Howes and Bracken.
g. Memorial service by the post.
3. Song by the quartette.
4. Grafton by Comrade Hallowell.
5. Song by the choir.
BY order Of B. H. DOWNING,
Post Commader.
LINE OF MARCH.
Promptly at 80 o'clock the procession
Will form on First street in the following
order, the right resting on Main;
l. Company A, K. N. G.
2. Speaker and escort
3. Flower girls.
4. Firing squad.
5. Garfield post.
g. Sons of Veterans.
T. Woman's Relief Corps.
8. Wichita Fire Company.
9. Citizens in carriages.
The column will proceed east on First to
Lawrence, south to Douglas avenue, west to
Main, Iorth to Second where street cars will
be in waiting to convey the column to the
cemetery. By order of
MURRAY MYERS, Marshal.
The following is list of soldiers graves
to be decorated in the cemetery at Wichita
Monday May 80, 1887:
j Ledford.
j Marshall.
w. A. Turner.
-. Sherwood.
e w. Pedegrast.
Geo. w. Dennis
f. Travis.
c. NJ Platt.
B H. Reed, Co. E, l85th Indiana.
VIM. Fisher, Co c. 9th Chic cavalry.
Thos Baker, Co. c., Sd Wisconsin cavalry.
Isaac McMurdy, Co. l, SD Pennsylvania
James White, Co. F, 10th Kansas.
B W. Hunter, Co. b, 44th Indiana.
Henry Anderson, Co. A, 3lst Illinois.
VIM. Bays, Co. H. 9th Indiana cavalry.
Julius Junkerman.
Chas E. Warmer, Co. G, Tooth Ohio.
Geo. w. Hayden, Co B, 10Th illinois.
Thos Royal Co l. 9th Illinois cavalry.
W. H. Lawson, Co H, Sth Illinois cavalry.
George w. Williams, Co G, I'd Wisconsin.
Furman Price, Co A Sd Illinois cavalry.
w. A. Reese, Co. G., 9th Pennsylvania cav
airy.
j. W. Brown.
c. G.. Allison.
Henry Bolick.
A. S. HINES.
b. >. Dean.
S. E. Tencher, Co. B, 14th Indiana.
Geo. b. West.
John A. Williams.
Henry Nichols, Co. E, 2Sth Iowa.
II. Hilderbrand.
Joshua Bldweli.
A. d. Quinby.
James Davis. Co. A, 90 Ohio infantry.
E. b Phlleo.
John Carroll, Co K, 10th Kansas cavalry.
John B Preston, Co. K, 18th Kansas.
Chss. E. Sullivan, Co. K, I'd Colorado
cavalry
Lewis High, Co. E, 18th Ohio and I'd lieu
tenant 9th Ohio.
Edward Kurran.
Aaron Mote Co. D, 35th Indiana infatry.
-Gager
S. p. Veach
Frank McCarty.
Harry w. Vigus.
Capt w. S. White, 4th Ohio cavalry.
One of the features of Memorial Day in the
city will be the closing of the banks and a
large number of the business houses Also
the city and county offices will be closed.
All ex soldiers, without regard to race,
color or previous condition of servitude, are
invited to report to headquarters and parti-
cipate in Memorial services.
Anybody having flowers to spare are re-
quested to send them to Memorial hall Mon
day morning, or, if more convenient to the
donors, send them to the cemetery.
TIE CENSUS OF WICHITA,
Assessor Green has made all his arrange
e, toll; 4 1t,